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Re: Ask HN: Paying for University as an undocumented student

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Post by anigbrowl » Sat, Dec 11, 2010, 3:59 PM UTC

sizzla wrote: post #26

I read your post thoroughly and all the replies so far. Advice: 1) There are plenty of merit-based scholarships. Forget about Florida and think about out-of-state universities. Don't aim very high and get into a Tier 2 University where you will be their super-fab superstar. 2) Don't plan on leaving the country or even leaving to do work any time soon. There are full-ride merit-based scholarships and your family just…

Do not buy an SSN/fake birth cert or falsely claim citizenship. Overstaying a visa is an administrative violation but not a crime as such. False claims /documents are a felony and will torpedo your case, even decades later. Just forget about those ideas.

Re: Ask HN: Paying for University as an undocumented student

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Post by queensnake » Sat, Dec 11, 2010, 5:03 PM UTC

anigbrowl wrote: post #18

queensnake wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's called 'being in a state of sin'. He's innocent until he reaches some certain age, and then he's not. His crime is continual until he stops committing it.

Interesting theory you have there.

Ie 'The Law'?

Re: Ask HN: Paying for University as an undocumented student

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Post by sizzla » Sat, Dec 11, 2010, 6:47 PM UTC

anigbrowl wrote: post #31

sizzla wrote: post #26

I read your post thoroughly and all the replies so far. Advice: 1) There are plenty of merit-based scholarships. Forget about Florida and think about out-of-state universities. Don't aim very high and get into a Tier 2 University where you will be their super-fab superstar. 2) Don't plan on leaving the country or even leaving to do work any time soon. There are full-ride merit-based scholarships and your family just…

Do not buy an SSN/fake birth cert or falsely claim citizenship. Overstaying a visa is an administrative violation but not a crime as such. False claims /documents are a felony and will torpedo your case, even decades later. Just forget about those ideas.

I agree, the SSN/fake birth cert is the riskiest most dangerous proposition .. I have interacted with people who have done this some 15 years ago and they are still around, they have a family, a US passport and a steady decent paying job. What I don't know is how many got busted and landed in deep stuff.

Re: Ask HN: Paying for University as an undocumented student

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Post by idontlikebacon » Sun, Dec 12, 2010, 5:11 PM UTC

righto wrote: post #30

I have worked in higher education in various U.S. states and several other countries as both a professor and an academic adviser. In the latter case, my job was to help students "navigate the system." Getting through college and paying for it can be complicated if you are trying to do it alone. It's worth learning how to pay the game and how to find help getting through. A few thoughts: Finding merit-based scholarshi…

Thank you righto, this is incredibly useful. Monday morning I'm going to talk to as many advisors as I can.